Rebarreling an action?

Outlaw5 · August 23, 2009, 11:11 AM

For all knowledgeable......If I wanted to take a Remington 700 Long action in 30.06 could I rebarrel it with a .308 barrel and have a no worries Long action Remington 700 in .308????

I'm looking to have a rifle built but since most new 700 Remingtons have actions in short they won't fit my needs.

This rifle will be built on a synthetic stock....not sure that makes a difference but....

Thanks for your replies. V/R Outlaw5

dahermit · August 23, 2009, 11:45 AM

Had a Model 70 Winchester in .308 at one time. It was a long action and came from the factory with a spacer in the magazine well that held all the cartridges to the front. This might be a consideration for what you want to do...could be a problem with feeding. However, wanting to seat the bullets out further, I removed the spacer and did not have a problem.

cryogenic419 · August 23, 2009, 01:19 PM

The M24 (Rem 700) is/was a .308 with a long action. I thought I read somewhere that the rounds had to be pushed to the front of the mag or there would be feeding issues.

August 23, 2009, 11:11 AM	#1
Outlaw5 Junior Member Join Date: April 28, 2008 Posts: 2	Rebarreling an action? For all knowledgeable......If I wanted to take a Remington 700 Long action in 30.06 could I rebarrel it with a .308 barrel and have a no worries Long action Remington 700 in .308???? I'm looking to have a rifle built but since most new 700 Remingtons have actions in short they won't fit my needs. This rifle will be built on a synthetic stock....not sure that makes a difference but.... Thanks for your replies. V/R Outlaw5

August 23, 2009, 11:45 AM	#2
dahermit Senior Member Join Date: October 28, 2006 Location: South Central Michigan...near Posts: 6,501	Had a Model 70 Winchester in .308 at one time. It was a long action and came from the factory with a spacer in the magazine well that held all the cartridges to the front. This might be a consideration for what you want to do...could be a problem with feeding. However, wanting to seat the bullets out further, I removed the spacer and did not have a problem.

August 23, 2009, 01:19 PM	#3
cryogenic419 Senior Member Join Date: March 29, 2009 Location: NW Ohio Posts: 569	The M24 (Rem 700) is/was a .308 with a long action. I thought I read somewhere that the rounds had to be pushed to the front of the mag or there would be feeding issues.